What to love in America

Eisenwurst · 06-14-20, 01:13 AM

https://www.considerable.com/enterta...food-and-more/

Not sure how many of these are still around, but in their heyday 1920s - 30s, they must've been really something .

Jimbuna · 06-14-20, 04:30 AM

San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site

USS TEXAS

Cybermat47 · 06-14-20, 05:08 AM

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San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site

USS TEXAS

America’s got to have the largest number of preserved capital ships of any country, right?

Jimbuna · 06-14-20, 05:09 AM

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America’s got to have the largest number of preserved capital ships of any country, right?

I'm no expert but I'd have thought so.

Cybermat47 · 06-14-20, 06:15 AM

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I'm no expert but I'd have thought so.

Now, if only the Prinz Eugen hadn’t been nuked

Jimbuna · 06-14-20, 07:41 AM

The largest ship the UK hung onto was HMS Belfast and she resides in the bloody Thames

Platapus · 06-15-20, 05:38 AM

One of the many things I love about the US is that you can engage in any outdoor activity without needing to leave the country.

Mountain climbing to deep scuba diving, we got ya covered.

One can easily spend a lifetime just exploring the wilderness of the US and still not be done.

Aktungbby · 06-15-20, 10:03 AM

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I'm no expert but I'd have thought so.

Starting with number one:

and my # 2: now a museum in San Pedro I caught being towed there from atop Ft Point; USS Iowa under tow

to one I caught aboard my Catalina on my flipphone at the the foot of Mare Island being refitted at the CA Maritme Academy: USS Red Oak Victory at the Richmond Museum.

and this one I took in at the Alameda Naval AIR Station a few months ago: USS Hornet-Essex class" now an air museum:

< wife's cellphone

We recently got extremly lucky as the Liberty Ship and D-Day veteran: Jeremiah O'brien narrowly

escaped a wicked inferno moored at Fisherman's wharf:

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at one point flames from the massive blaze overtopped the Jeremiah O'Brien, which is moored adjacent to the plant on the northeast side of the pier. SFFD Fireboat 3 arrived on scene and provided water monitor coverage. “When firefighters arrived, the flames were literally lapping over the Jeremiah O’Brien,” said SFFD spokesman Jonathan Baxter to local TV media. “They literally saved the O’Brien.”

Cybermat47 · 06-15-20, 10:24 AM

^^

If that had been my brigade, I would’ve talked my crew’s ears off with Battle of the Atlantic facts

mapuc · 06-15-20, 10:35 AM

I'm like Skybird here.

If I should get enough money, I would take a cruise to New York...rent a RV then I would use a year to see all the great nature you have.

I will of course also see your famous human created stuff and other things.

Markus

Texas Red · 06-15-20, 10:37 AM

Petoskey State Park located in Petoskey, Michigan.

Aktungbby · 06-15-20, 10:40 AM

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If that had been my brigade...

Close!

My first impression, having never seen the fire photos until today, was "that's how it's supposed to look" if your doing it right.

I had been aboard the old Liberty ship, and the Gato class USS Pampanito moored abaft of her, the day I saw the USS Iowa under the Golden Gate en route to San Pedro Harbor. Should we ever have a

reunion in SF, I have the itinerary planned; incl. a cruise aboard the Liberty

06-14-20, 01:13 AM	#1
Eisenwurst Silent Hunter Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 3,764 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	https://www.considerable.com/enterta...food-and-more/ Not sure how many of these are still around, but in their heyday 1920s - 30s, they must've been really something . __________________

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,779 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site USS TEXAS __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,779 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The largest ship the UK hung onto was HMS Belfast and she resides in the bloody Thames __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,386 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	One of the many things I love about the US is that you can engage in any outdoor activity without needing to leave the country. Mountain climbing to deep scuba diving, we got ya covered. One can easily spend a lifetime just exploring the wilderness of the US and still not be done. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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Cybermat47 Willing Webfooted Beast Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Australia Posts: 5,408 Downloads: 300 Uploads: 23	^^ If that had been my brigade, I would’ve talked my crew’s ears off with Battle of the Atlantic facts __________________ Historical TWoS Gameplay Guide: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?p=2572620 Historical FotRSU Gameplay Guide: https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/sho....php?p=2713394

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mapuc CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 20,545 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	I'm like Skybird here. If I should get enough money, I would take a cruise to New York...rent a RV then I would use a year to see all the great nature you have. I will of course also see your famous human created stuff and other things. Markus

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Texas Red Fastest Gun Around Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Agua Fira, New Mexico Posts: 2,368 Downloads: 528 Uploads: 5	Petoskey State Park located in Petoskey, Michigan. __________________ There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. — Colin Powell I'm not very active on the forums anymore. If you have a question, please DM me and I'll respond ASAP!